Double cap



Jan. 27, 1959 T. BAILEY DOUBLE CAP Filed March 30, 1956 IINVENTOR g O Mm 1 m5 3 m p F0 United States Patent DOUBLE CAP Theodore L. Bailey,Natick, Mass., assignor to United States of America as represented bythe Secretary of the Army Application March 30, 1956, Serial No. 575,2941 Claim. (Cl. 2--172) (Granted under Title 35, U. S. Code (1952), sec.266) The invention described herein, if patented, may be manufacturedand used by or for the Government for governmental purposes, without thepayment to me of any I royalty thereon.

The invention relates to head coverings and more particularly to doublehead coverings such as caps without being specifically so limited. By adouble cap is meant an inner cap and an outer cap which are at leastpartially separate and which may be either permanently or separablyconnected together, by a single spot connection. A structure such asthis permits the inner head covering to be made in a variety of sizes toinsure a good fit but permits the outer head covering to be formed inbut a single size or at least a lesser number of sizes each sufficientlylarge to fit over a plurality of smaller sized inner head coverings.Thus, the inner cap or the like may be relatively light and formed ofthin material suitable for warm weather wear but insufficiently warm forwear alone in cold weather. Where the inner and outer head coverings arereadily separable, the inner may be worn by itself in warm weather withthe outer being attached thereto to transform the garment for coldweather wear. Also, by making the inner and outer head coveringsseparate, one may be formed of replaceable or readily washable materialso that it can be replaced when worn out or repeatedly laundered whilethe other hat or the like may be made of sturdier though less readilywashable material such as wool as it will normally require lesscleaning. Other advantages will suggest themselves to those skilled inthe art.

With the foregoing in View, it is an object of the invention to providea novel head covering comprising at least partially separate inner andouter head coverings.

A further object is to provide a double cap or the like wherein innerand outer caps are connected together only in a single limited area, theconnection being either permanent or a readily detachable one.

Other objects and advantages reside in the particular structure of theinvention, the structure of the several elements thereof, combinationsand subcombinations of such elements, all of which will be readilyapparent to those skilled in the art upon reference to the attacheddrawing in connection with the following specification wherein theinvention is shown, described and claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure l is a perspective view taken from above of a double headcovering according to the invention;

Figure 2 is a view'like Figure 1 but taken from below;

Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of the two head coveringsentirely separated;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken substantially onthe plane of the line 44 of Figure 1 but showing a modification; and

Figure 5 is a view like Figure 4 but showing a further modified form ofthe invention.

Referring specifically to the drawing wherein like reference charactersdesignate like parts in all views and referring at first to the form ofthe invention of Figures 13,

2,870,449 Patented Jan. 27, 1959 inclusive, 10 designates generally adouble head covering according to the invention. In the embodimentillustrated, the head covering 10 comprises a double cap which as bestseen in Figure 3 comprises an inner cap 11 which is nested in an outercap 12. I

This formof the invention contemplates a cap having a visor as well as acombined ear-nape-chinfiap. The visor and flap may be on either theinner or outer cap or, as shown, one'may be on one and one on theother.In' the species illustrated, the inner cap 11 comprises a crown whichcomprises a top piece 13 and a side wall 14. It also includes a visor15. Also, the side wall 14 is formed with circumferentially stretchableelastic inserts 16 on opposite sides thereof to permit a single size ofcap to fit a number of heads of different sizes.

The outer cap of this form of the invention comprises a crown formed ofthe top piece 17 and side wall 18 from which depends any suitable flapsuch as the combined ear-nape-chin flap 19 shown which may be lined onthe inner side by for or the like 20. Preferably, the front of the sidewall 18 is cut-away or upwardly arched to provide an arcuate notch 21which exposes a similarly shaped area of the side wall 14 of the innercap 11 above the visor 15.

In this form of the invention, the inner and outer caps are more or lesspermanently connected together by a single short line of stitching 22which extends horizontally across the fronts of the caps above the apexof the notch 21. As this is the sole connection between the two caps 11and 12, it is obvious that the flap 19 may be stored in the spaceprovided between the two top pieces 13 and 17 and side walls 14 and 18,as shown in broken lines in Figures 1 and 2.

In the form of invention of Figure 4, the double cap 30 comprises theinner cap 31, nested in the outer cap 32. The inner cap 31 issubstantially the same as that of the first form whereby it includes acrown formed of a top piece 33 and a side wall 34 from which extends avisor 35. Also, the side wall 34 may have one or more circumferentiallystretchable elasticizing inserts as. However, in this form of theinvention, the outer cap 32 is flapless and comprises only a crowncomprising a top piece 37 and a side wall 38. As in the first species,the side wall 38 may be formed with the frontal notch 39 and the outercap may be semi-permanently secured to the inner cap by a short line ofstitching til.

Figure 5 shows a further modification of the invention wherein thedouble cap comprises inner and outer caps 51 and 52. The inner cap 51includes a top piece 53, side wall 54, visor 55 and circumferentiallystretchable elastic insert 56. Likewise, the outer cap 52 comprises atop piece 57 and side wall 58 having a frontal notch 59. Here however,the two caps are readily detachably connected together above the notch59 by any suitable separable fastener element 60 on the side wall 58 ofthe outer cap 52 and a complementary separable fastener element 61 onthe side wall 54 of the inner cap 51. This form of the invention isparticularly desirable when a summer cap is to be transformed into awinter cap; where either the inner or outer cap must be laundered moreoften than the other; where one or the other of the caps is subject togreater wear and more frequent replacement than the other; or for otherreasons.

In all forms of the invention whenever the elasticizing inserts 16, 36,or 56 are formed of pervious material the side walls of the outer capsoverlie the inserts and provide draft bars which prevent drafts of airfrom reaching the head through the inserts.

While there has been shown and described what are now thought to be thepreferred embodiments of the invention, it should be understood that thesame is susceptible of other forms and expressions. Hence, the inventionis not limited to the exact structures shown and described hereinaboveexcept as hereinafter claimed.

I claim:

A double head covering in the form of a cap adjustable to heads ofvarious sizes comprising an inner cap and an 5 oversized outer cap, eachof said caps comprising a crown and an annular side wall, said inner caphaving a visor and a pair of circumferentially stretchable elasticizinginserts in the side wall spaced rearwardly of the visor, the side Wallof the outer cap having an arcuate cut-out portion straddling saidvisor, elongated flaps hinged to the side Wall of the outer cappositioned to overlap the inserts in the inner cap and normally foldedonto the top side of the crown of the inner cap, and means fordetachably securing the inner and outer caps together.

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